Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 305 A Man Who Can Be Both a Saint and a Demon

The Demon Gauntlets lost their template-based weaponry and became regular equipment, taking up Cheng Tian's glove equipment slot, while all other attributes remained unchanged.

As an exclusive skill in the Black Angel form, "Phantom Sword" was enchanted onto Cheng Tian's strawberry underwear. Due to the collaboration effect of Phantom Sword, the "Knight/Arthur" template, which could only be used in the Demon Village dungeon, was also indirectly activated, but the available blueprints for throwing weapons were limited to "sword" weapons.

It doesn't have much of an impact on someone like Cheng Tian who has many swords.

Because it was a perfect clear, and it was achieved by creating a new scene out of thin air and defeating the final hidden boss, the mission completion and scene exploration were both off the charts, far exceeding the limits that the original dungeon could provide, achieving an extremely rare double S rating.

Unfortunately, because I switched factions midway and abandoned the Dark Clan's main quest, I also lost the attribute points and skill points rewards.

Of course, from another perspective, if Cheng Tian had maintained his identity as a member of the Dark Clan and captured the Twin Goddesses to steal the Black Pearl, he might have been able to obtain attribute points and skill points, but achieving an SS-level rating would have been impossible.

Without the wholehearted help of the Twin Goddesses, Cheng Tian would not have been able to indirectly gain control of the Black Pearl, nor would he have been able to propose the establishment of the Twin White Towers. The Black Pearl and the Root of Demons would have remained the favorites of Darles or Cain, and Cheng Tian would not have been able to touch them. Consequently, he would not have been able to create a new Twin Towers confrontation mode out of thin air.

The Dark Clan is an extreme faction that is willing to fall into the demonic path and abandon their human identity in pursuit of power, so the rewards are the most direct attribute points and skill points.

The Twin Goddess faction is a balanced camp that maintains freedom within the framework of order, so Cheng Tian was ultimately rewarded with an additional fixed skill slot.

The former enhances immediate combat power, while the latter expands future potential.

Unfortunately, choosing one side means giving up the other, so it's impossible to truly have it both ways.

After a brief sigh, Cheng Tian completely forgot about it and opened his panel. Although there were no attribute points or skill points in the settlement rewards, Cheng Tian's panel data had changed dramatically.

The reason is that he has successfully changed his profession to "Heart Priest".

You have successfully advanced to the S-rank class "Heart Priest".

【Heart Priest: S-rank job, a hybrid of priest and mage. The head of the six priests of the Kingdom of Ys. Originally just a position representing status, under Cainfart's long-term personal influence, the Heart Priest has become a label representing the leader of the Factus family. While incorporating the style of priests, it inevitably also incorporates some characteristics from Cainfart himself, making it a special job where light and darkness coexist.】

Your Spirit attribute will be permanently increased by 10, and your Charisma attribute will be permanently increased by 5.

One additional fixed skill slot has been added, bringing the total to 6 slots (plus 1 for settlement rewards). 3 slots are currently in use.

力血比变更为1:15，当前HP=565；精蓝比变更为1:25，当前MP=1250。

You have gained exclusive class skills that do not occupy a fixed skill slot: 'Heart of the Holy Demon', 'Holy Lance Yug/Demon Lance Thor', and 'Heart Barrier'.

The special item "Crystal Eye" is highly compatible with the class characteristics and has been converted into the exclusive class skill "Mind Crystal" through permanent consumption.

Your inherent skills 'The Ten Commandments' and 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons' both have some synergistic effects.

For chosen players, there are theoretically only two ways to change the ratio of strength to health and spirit to mana: one is to change their race and bloodline, and the other is to change their class.

While the Heart Priest is indeed a spellcaster class, Cainfarct believes that "a good physique is necessary to withstand powerful spellcasting," so in addition to significantly increasing the Spirit-to-Mana ratio, the Strength-to-Health ratio is also increased. Successful class advancement also includes a permanent boost to both Spirit and Charisma attributes, an additional fixed skill slot, and a whole set of extra skills.

It's probably because it's an S-rank profession that it has so many exclusive profession skills.

After a quick review, Cheng Tian discovered that the core skill of this profession is the "Holy Demon Heart" which has a mechanism effect.

【Heart of Saint and Demon: S-rank skill/Lv-, class skill, composite skill. One thought can lead to sainthood, another to demonhood. The qualities of sainthood and demonhood coexist within you, and you can interfere with the manifestation of sainthood and demonhood in your body through certain actions, thereby gaining different combat forms.】

Based on the Holy Heart, you have gained new energy gauges—Holy Radiance Purification and Nightmare Erosion.
When you use Holy Light or Nightmare skills, the percentage of purification and erosion in your energy bar will change accordingly. The increase or decrease of Holy Light purification and Nightmare erosion will affect each other, and the current percentage of Holy Light purification and Nightmare erosion will affect the corresponding form's amplification effect bonus.

Based on the Holy Heart, you have gained two forms that you can switch between at any time without additional consumption—the "Holy Radiance Heart Form" and the "Nightmare Heart Form".

In different forms, your panel values, passive traits, class skills, and inherent skill effects will all change accordingly.

In the form of the Holy Heart—

Your Holy Light skills will be amplified by up to 100%, and all your non-Nightmare skills will be changed to the "Holy Light + original attribute" mode. When engaging in spell battles, you can use Spirit + Charisma to fight back; however, the damage you receive from Nightmare attacks will be increased by 100% for a fixed period.

In the Nightmare Heart form—

Your Nightmare-type skills will have their effects increased by up to 100%, and all your non-Holy Light-type skills will be changed to the "Nightmare + original attribute" mode. When engaging in physical combat, you can use Strength + Agility to fight back; however, the damage you receive from Holy Light-type attacks will be increased by 100% for a fixed period.

Limited to once per instance, you can enter the "Holy Demon Heart Form," a dual-form overlap, through a burst of magic. During this time, you will simultaneously gain the buffs of both forms and remove any negative effects. The maximum duration is 100 seconds (Spirit attribute * 2).

[Additional comment: A variant of the Priest's Holy Light and Shadow forms.]

As the review states, the core of the Heart Priest is the passive skill "Holy Demon Heart," which is similar to that of a priest in World of Warcraft. Whether in Holy Radiance or Nightmare form, it provides a buff but also carries a certain amount of risk, making it very dangerous if targeted.

...However, as long as you can kill the opponent first, then the so-called risks are irrelevant.

With the activation of the Holy Heart passive skill, all of Cheng Tian's inherent skills and equipment-added skills are now labeled with either "Holy Radiance" or "Nightmare".

The Ten Commandments and Night Parade of a Hundred Demons among the inherent skills, as well as the phantom sword attached to the underwear, are all skills that fit the "Nightmare" label.

The skills granted by the innate blessing, such as Solar Fist and the various skills added by the Mask of the Sun, are mostly labeled with "Holy Radiance".

When any tagged skill is activated, Cheng Tian's new energy bar will change.

Light and darkness, holiness and evil—two kinds of magical fluctuations alternated on Cheng Tian's body, and he himself switched back and forth between glowing and darkening, having a great time.

But to onlookers, what appeared to be completely opposite magical fluctuations manifested on him with a naturalness akin to the inevitable shadow cast by sunlight…

(End of this chapter)